The following terms and conditions shall govern this agreement unless a valid Master Services & Product Agreement or other similar agreement (“Master Agreement”) between the parties has been executed and is in force, in which case the terms of the Master Agreement shall prevail to the extent that they are inconsistent with the following terms and conditions. The interpretation of any language in this agreement and inclusive language on quotes or orders shall be performed by Tier4 representation with the full acceptance by CLIENT.
1. Purchase Orders, Invoicing, Payment and Acceptance. Any purchase order submitted by CLIENT in connection with an agreement shall be deemed subject to these Terms. Unsigned, electronically submitted purchase orders shall be deemed to include CLIENT’s electronic signature and shall be binding to the extent
accepted by Tier4 Technologies LLC (Tier4) under this agreement. Tier4's performance of such purchase order shall not constitute Tier4's acceptance of new or different terms, including pre-printed terms on such order. In absence of a purchase order, CLIENT agrees that its electronic signature on a quote or any form of electronic order grants Tier4 the right to invoice CLIENT and authorizes payment to Tier4 for the amounts owed. Further, CLIENT represents that Tier4 can rely on such CLIENT for payment. Tier4 shall invoice CLIENT for the Products and/or Services in accordance with the terms stated in this agreement. The price included herein reflects a 3% discount for payment by cash, check or wire transfer. This discount will not apply in the event that CLIENT pays using a credit card or debit card. CLIENT shall make payment to Tier4 within fifteen (15) days from the date of invoice. Except for taxes due on Tier4’s net income, CLIENT shall pay all taxes. Payments not received within (15) days on invoice receipt, CLIENT shall owe an additional 7% of the total invoice fee to Tier4. This late fee will be reassessed for each month payment is not received. Tier4 reserves the right to bill CLIENT for additional work requested by CLIENT and performed by Tier4, and for applicable expenses incurred by Tier4 pursuant to providing such additional services, which are not described in this agreement. Client understands and agrees to its obligation, that applicable sales tax will apply to the quoted services on a site by site location basis. Unless otherwise indicated in this agreement, CLIENT agrees that staff augmentation services and services performed on a time and materials basis shall be deemed accepted as performed. All sales are final and no returns will be accepted.
2. Shipment of Product. All Products delivered to CLIENT hereunder shall be shipped FOB origin, freight collect. Title and risk of loss shall pass to CLIENT at point of origin. Products shall be deemed accepted upon delivery.
3. Limitations of Warranties. Tier4 warrants that Services shall be provided by competent personnel in accordance with applicable professional standards. ALL PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY TIER4 ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH ALL FAULTS. TIER4 MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ANY AND ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) WARRANTIES, CERTIFICATIONS AND GUARANTEES, IF ANY, ARE PASSED THROUGH TO CLIENT.
4. Intellectual Property. CLIENT acknowledges that Tier4, its vendors, and/or its licensors retain all patents and/or copyrights in and to all proprietary data, processes and programs, if any, provided in connection with Services performed hereunder; any Tier4 software provided to CLIENT as part of the Services provided shall be subject to the vendor's, licensor’s or OEM’s copyright and licensing policy. To the extent such software is prepared by Tier4, it is provided by nontransferable, nonexclusive license for CLIENT'S internal use
only, subject strictly to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and shall terminate upon termination or expiration of this Agreement. CLIENT shall not duplicate, use or disclose for the benefit of third parties, reverse engineer or decompile any such software.
5. Confidential Information. The parties agree that Confidential Information means any information disclosed by the disclosing party to the receiving party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including without limitation documents, prototypes, samples, plant and equipment, “CLIENT” lists or other “CLIENT” information not known to the public), which is designated as "Confidential," "Proprietary" or some similar designation, or is the type of information which should reasonably be recognized as
Confidential or Proprietary. The receiving party shall not use any Confidential Information of the disclosing party for any purpose except to evaluate and engage in discussions concerning this Proposal. Each party agrees to protect the other party’s Proprietary and Confidential Information to the same extent that it protects its own Proprietary and Confidential Information but with no less than a reasonable degree of care.
6. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL TIER4 BE LIABLE TO CLIENT FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TIER4’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND CLIENT’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NONPERFORMANCE OR
MISREPRESENTATION, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTIONS, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT WHICH HAS BEEN ACTUALLY PAID TO TIER4 BY CLIENT FOR SERVICES AND/OR PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER. Without limiting the foregoing, Tier4 will have no responsibility for the adequacy or performance of (in) any third party software provided to Tier4 under this agreement; (ii) any hardware, and (iii) any services provided by any third party.
7. Non-Solicitation Provision. During the term of this agreement and for twelve (12) months thereafter, CLIENT will not solicit for a permanent or other position any employee or subcontractor of the other party to whom that party was introduced as a result of this agreement. Should CLIENT solicit and/or hire an employee or contractor from TIER4, CLIENT shall pay to TIER4 an administrative fee equal to 1 year’s salary of the employee’s new salary at CLIENT.
8. Export Law Compliance. CLIENT has been advised that all Products purchased hereunder and Tier4 Confidential Information is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. CLIENT agrees to comply with all applicable United States export control laws, and regulations, as from time to time amended, including without limitation, the laws and regulations administered by the United States Department of Commerce and the United States Department of State.
9. Force Majeure. Tier4 shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations hereunder where such performance is prevented or delayed by causes beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, flood, war, embargo, death, strike or other labor dispute, riot, acts of God or the intervention of any government authority.
10. Choice of Law and Venue. The parties will attempt to settle any claim or controversy arising under this agreement through consultation and negotiation in good faith and a spirit of mutual cooperation. This agreement and all matters relating thereto shall be governed exclusively by the substantive law of the State of Texas. Any dispute relating directly or indirectly to this agreement or any other contract or agreement between the parties which cannot be resolved through the process of consultation and negotiation shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Bowie County, Texas, that being the exclusive venue for any dispute between or any claims held by any of the parties to this agreement.
11. Miscellaneous. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements, representations and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, with the exception of a valid Master Services and Product Agreement between the parties under the terms of which this agreement shall be incorporated. This agreement shall not be amended or modified except by written instrument signed by the parties. Should additional work beyond the scope of the Services detailed herein
by Tier4 be requested by CLIENT, fees for such additional Services will be negotiated with CLIENT prior to performing such work and will be memorialized in writing between the Parties by utilizing additional agreements as appropriate. Tier4 will invoice CLIENT for any additional work performed and expenses incurred which are not described in this agreement. The Parties agree that neither may assign its rights or duties under this contract without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
12. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any provision of this Agreement or its application to any person or circumstance is ever held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision or part of this Agreement to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.

Last updated 5/19/24